New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (46-32) are on their way to Moda Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (21-57).

The Pelicans faced the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 113-105 in their last game. New Orleans finished the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (40 out of 85) and converted 16 out of their 39 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 17 of 19 tries for a rate of 89.5%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 26 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, New Orleans allowed 44.8% from the floor on 39 of 87 shooting. Phoenix recorded 30 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Phoenix grabbed 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 92.9% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 14 attempts. They also buried 14 out of their 39 shots from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 17 and the Suns accumulated 17 fouls.

CJ McCollum is someone who came through in this game. He ended up with 31 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins played and also collected 4 boards. McCollum shot 54.5% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes.

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New Orleans comes into this game with a record of 46-32 on the campaign. They average 115.0 points per contest (13th in basketball) while connecting on 48.7% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 37.9% on 3-pointers (955 of 2,522) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 42.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 2,100 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.6 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pelicans have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are giving up 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 8th in the league in opponents PPG (110.5). The Pelicans are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (3,143 of 6,813) and they surrender 40.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are 16th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,083 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 124-107 when they played the Celtics. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Portland allowed Boston to pull down 40 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They went 42.1% from downtown by going 16 out of 38 and ended up going 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Celtics to bury 49 of their 87 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 56.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 40 for 102 from the floor which had them shooting 39.2%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Portland made 14 out of 38 tries (36.8%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 100.0%. The Celtics earned 12 personal fouls for the game which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 22 offensive boards for a total of 53 in the game.

Dalano Banton ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for this contest. Banton racked up 28 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 9 assists for the game. He buried 11 out of 23 for the contest for a field goal rate of 47.8%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 21-57 for the year. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.3 fouls per game and they go 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.2 times per game (30th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. Portland has scored 8,341 points for the season (106.9 per game) and they collect 40.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which is ranked 29th in the NBA.

The Portland defense allows 35.2% on 3-point attempts (910 of 2,586) and their opponents are knocking down 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 27.2 assists and 42.1 boards per contest, which is 21st and 23rd in basketball. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 19th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.6. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (26th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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